Culvert.



J. H. SOIILAFLY.

GULVBRT.

APPLIOATIOR' PILED EEPT. 18, 1908.

Patented Sept. 21.1909.

UNITED STATES PA?ENT OFFICE JULIUS H. SCHLAFLY, 01" CAN'I'ON, OHIO, ASSIG:NOR '-10 TEE GANTON GULVEB'I. COM- PANY, 0F CANTQN, OHIO'A GORBORA'IIOIN' O F OI-IIO.

' CULVEBT.

Specifloation m: Letters Patent. Patent ed Sept. 21, 1909.

Application filed September 16, 190 8. Serial N0. 453,262.

Khe sections of culverts or pipe of Comparatively thin metal and to so form (alle sectionsithat they can be shipped frpm .the

place cf manufacture so var1ous distributing points in a nested condition; b-ut when shipped in a nested 'condition it is ne mes sary to c'onnect und assemble the various sections going to make up a culvert 01' pipe und hencelt is 0:E importlance t.0 provide means whereby the various sections canbe easi'ly, 'with:

little expense und. without the -aid of skilled mechanics, connected at the place 0r places where the culvert or pipe is to be place)d for use. V J My invention is des i ned to rovide means whereby the objects. a ove pom.ted out can be easily acoomplished.

The invention can be eixsily uncl erstood in connection with the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a number of sections 01' mernbers connected togethef t0 produce -a pi pe or culvrt. Fig. 2 is a view showifig a portion of .the pipe in longitudinal seption. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken 011 line 33, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a sectional yi'ew taken im, line 4 4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detached view 0'f one 0f the connc'scting plus 01 bars.

Sirnilar mnnerals oi' refe1ence indicate corr(esponcling pantsin all the figures of the drawing.

In the dm-wing, "1 i=epfesents the culvert y 01 pipe secl;ions which aie preferably sgrnicircular and fo rmed ofziny size de S1red, reference bging'had to.the diameter ofthe pipe 01 culyert t0 be constructed, When two or more seconsare joined together .as hereinafter*described, -they will produce a )ipe or culvrt{Whiqh is -cylindrical in cr0ss section as showngbut it will be understood that other forins maybe employed with out departing from -the natureof my invent1o'n,

as th'e only object is toprovi ile sections adapted to be nes.tedfor shipment and When connected together to produce v21 cul..vert or pipe The varions sections are provided w1th cir cumferential corrugations.

Fo r' .the pl xrposeof providing means for connecting 1;he various sections -together 01' in o ther words joiningthe top and bottom nmmbars to each othe1' connecting pins or ba rs 2 are empl0yed, Which pins 01 bars are passad thr ough apertures 3 formed in the con.vexe d Pmt-ions .of the corrugations.

For the purpose of more ebnveniently threadingthe pins 01 bars 2 through the aper tur es 3 One end of euch pin or bar may be curved as shown {at 4. In the drawings I have illusttated the pins 2 threaded 1;hr.ough auch and every cor'rugation, but

in use this m: zy not be necessary and h-en'Ce I .do ;no.t desireto b.e confined to the exactj cons truetipn il1ustrated; that is to say a" sepg1ral1e;pin for each corrugation. It' Willi elculiar manneij :of. nnecbing qthe lapped e ges 01 the semicircular sect1'ons 1 no-lteral 'flanges are nec- .e'ssary. nor ;is it necessar y to provide rivets' b' undersmod tha by my 0 1" bolts such as are cop;monly used for the pur})ose 015 c innecting the flanged culvrt sect1ons together. In the drawings I have illustrate'd the bars or pins formed of -a leggth .t0 Q0.uple but a ingle lapped corru at1on but it is evident, that the pins may e formed of any desiredlength so that a single bin may be .employed to com1ect tWo or more corrugatio ns or in other words counect a greaterproportionata length of the sections.

Lt is w ell understood that a number of secti0lls 1 -mus1s necessarily be joined tov.ent 0r p1pe of a leng th-g'reater 'than tl1e lenghh .0f any two sectiox'1s. In Fig. 1 I hz we illustrated a 'number of sections' so uqnnected .together and the pins located throu h the lapped ends. as wel1 as the Letters Patent, is-

- l. In a eulvert of .the clas desdribed, a se ries of sections zidapted to be lapped Ion" gitudinally 0ne upon the other at their get herzkz1g lwise in ordr to produce a culedges and "Ion 'tudlinally- -disposed pins Ifih'readed throug apftures in the overlappin portions for connecting their lapped edges bogether,= substmtialiy a and fqr the purpose. specified 2. A culvert consisting qf a sem as of 00;- rugated. sections, the edgesf sa1d corrugapted s'ections lap ped one upon th einher,-

the corrugziti'ons of the interior edge'fitting the corrugati0ns 0f the exterior edge, the sides of a corrugation 0f the exterior edge provided with aperturs, the interior edge -provided With apertures co rresponding t0 and tegistering with theapertures in the exterior edge and a longitdinallydisposed pin extending through t he reglst-er1ng apel' tures of the two sides of the corrug'ation. Y

3. Asan improved article '0f manufa ture, a flangeless cu lvert section the v longitudinal se'am edges 0f said section provided With apertures, and pins arranged parallel With the axis of-the culver-t and threadedthrough the 'said apertures in the s2tid edges, 'f0l' the purpose 0f pinning said 4. Ina culvert, a series 0f cu-lvert' sect ions formed of she et'met al, the longitudinal edges provided with apertures in pair's,.the

seam edges of said sections adapted to b lapped one upon t he oth er said; lzpped apertures of each pairbeing a1 rar1ged in a Iine parallel With the l0r'1git'udinalaxisof the culvert, and pins adapted t bethr'eaded longitudinally through the apertures in pairs, substan'tially as and for the purpose specified.

5. In a culveft, a series of culvert secoions formedof sheet metal, the edges ofsaid sections adapted to be lapped one upon the fastening other, sa-1d lapped edges provided with ape1tures and pins provided with curyed ends threaded ghrough the apertures, substantially as and for the purpose spe 'zified 6. -As an improved aiticle 0f manufacture, a sheet metal' culvert consi sting -of 2x series 0f corrugated 'sedtions, the corrugations adapted to lge lapped zfaee to face and longit'udinally disposed-pins for connecti ng the lapped c0rrugations together, substantially as and for t'he purpose specified.

7. As animpr6ved artiele of mani1facture, a metal culvert cons isting of a series of section s, said sect ions adapted to be lap 6d 'fz'rce t0 face and 0;1e section lapped wit in the other, longitudina'lly and separatei 1011- gitudinally d1spose p1ns for connecting the longitudinailly lapped edges t ogether sbstantiallj *as and forthe purpose speci- 'fied.""'

8. A c11lyert 01; drain pipe composed o f corrugated sections overlapping at the ends of the corrugzitions, wi th the 'circumferenti a1, half 0f one stact-ion eX te1*ior t0 the .adjacent section, and the other circumferential half atthe interior of said adjacent section, sind "de vices co'nsisting of separate, longitndmally disposed ms extending through apert'res in tlie si es of the corri1- for securixw gations at th'e lap searins f r securiflg thdseetions together.

9. A culvertcomposed of b(qtrugimted sections overlapping a1: the e'1'ids of the-corrugw tions, with .thecircumferential half 0f one section (exterior; to the. longitu ilinally adjacent sectin,und the oth6r circumferential half at the interior of its longitudinal-13 ad-' j acent section, and fastening devices, consisfing of longitudinally disj osed pins extending th10ugh apept-ures in the sides 0f t he cor1ugatiqns along the longitudinal seams th e sections together.

"10. A cufvert comp0sed of trough-like secti0nS having overlapping .side edges, zind sepxrate devic'es extending longitudinally of suid; setztions engaging said overlapping Side edges to secure the same together.

11. A -culvert compr1smg trough-hkg sections having .bverlappihgedges provided witli apertured portions, registermg longi- -tudinally 0f the 'culvert and rods 01' pins engaging said aperturedportions t0. secure the Sections toge'the r. 1

12. A culv'ert comprising trough-l ike sections having alternate transvers ely raised and depressed portion overlapping at their edges, similar portions 0f .the seVeral sections being prbvided With apert-ures registeri'ng longitudinally of the culver t, and separate rods 01' pins engaging said apertured portio ns to 'slecure the secti0ns tgether.

13. A culverbcomprising trough-like sections overlappingat their edges, and devices engagi1ig and detachable.longitudinally of said edges forsecuring the ame together.

. 14. A cul'vert comprising in part a section overlapping at its adjoining edges ,anda rod or pin engagi'ng at separated points interfitting portionsof 'said edges for..securing them together.

15. A culvert comprising trough-likesem tions having theiredges .0verlapping whq'ere-1 'by one edge of the upper section is on the outside. of ehe lower secti0n and its opposite edge inside said section, and rods engaging registering 'portions of the overlapping edges at separated points for securing the "depressed portion s in combination with ges-together.

means for engag1ng said raisiadand depressed portions fe-r securingi the ends together, said m'eans also securingthe edges of .the divided sections togethen und. ineah's eng'aging said overlapped edges longltudlnally 0f the sgect1ons preventmg.

relative ro tation of the sections at Said ends.

19. A culvert -comprising lo'ngitudinally.

divided transversely corrugated v sections overlapping nt their ends, und means extending longitudinally 0f the sectiohs engaging corruga.ted portions near said overlzipped ends for .securing the sections together and in place.

20. A culvert cmnprising trouglvlike sections arranged in brealojoint reli1tio and overlappixig at their edges and ends, andsingle mean's for both securing the sections together at their edges und preventing relative rotation thereof.

21. A culyert comprising transversely c0rrngated trou h-like sect1ons arru1 1ged in break-joint-refation and overlapping zit their edges and ends, and Single means f01' b0th securing the overlapping edges 0f the. sections together und maintaining the engagement of the adjoining end portions.

22. A culvert comprising a tubular mem- Der having overlapped edges formed' with cofimplementary registering portions ;md a fastening device extending longitudinallfof said member directly engaging said complementary registering Porti0ns of said 0Verlupping edges to secure the same together.

23. Aculverb compiising a tubular me1nbl' having adjoining edges-overlapped circmnferentially and provided with openings adapted to register, and a removable rod 01 pin engaging said open portio ns to secure said adjoining edges together.

24-. A culvert comprising 21 tbular membe1 lmving adjo'ining edges formed with seanfing portions adapted to overlap t0 bring said securing portions int0 registmtion, "and a 1od 01 pin adapted t0 engage said securing portions longitudinally 0f the culvert t0 fasten said adjoining edges together.

A culvert comprismg a tubular rhember having adjoining edges overlappedhircumferentially and formed with complementary securing portions adapted to register, und a rod or. pin adapted t0 engage said securing portions t0 fasten said adjoining edge's together.

In testimony that I claim the above, I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presenve of two witnesses.

JULIUS H. SCHLAFLY.

V\ itnesses GRAS. W. KRIEG, KENNETH R. J ENSON. 

